Exploring Culture & Innovation
The Central Square Art Walk map and tour is part of The Art Walk Project © Julia Swanson, 2020. To learn more about The Art Walk Project, or become a sponsor please visit my website. I have always loved Street art. It is one of the things I am most passionate about and fascinated by.…
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After getting his start as a busker on the streets of Boston, Gene Shinozaki has gone on to become a world class professional beatboxer, musician, performer and artist. He sat down with me recently via telephone to answer a few questions abou the state of beatboxing and what he has planned for the upcoming All…
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If the past summer has proven anything it’s that when art and science are brought together amazing things will happen. It was hard to know what to expect heading over towards Fenway Park around 7pm on October 10th. I knew that there would be light based installations but that was pretty much it. Turning onto…
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When it was announced that a Pop-up Art Grove in Franklin Park was planned for August, my curiosity was piqued. In the past few years, the City of Boston has been working hard to revitalize the area with an ambitious agenda of rotating public art installations but this was the first time I’d ever heard…
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From the distance it looked like King Koopa decided to take a rest after a long day of trying to kidnap Princess Peach and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom. Up close it was no less impressive with enormous pointed domes of coloured vinyl barely restrained and swaying slightly in the light summer breeze. The line wound…
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Who would call a sign to sell a house? That’s the question that got the ball rolling in the second lecture of the evening, “Cash for your Warhol; The Evolution of a Prank.” Presented by Geoff Hargadon, a money manager, conceptual artist and photographer who introduced himself to the crowd by stating dryly, “There are…
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